I left it on her hair while I cleaned her skin with water and my EnviroCloth (LOVE that thing) and started her first skin treatment.

Acne cream.

Who knew?

I covered it with plastic wrap and let her lay in the sunny window.

After a few treatments, it was fading nicely.

It took about five days of treatments - sometimes several applications in one day - before it was all clear.

But, man-oh-man, what a thrill!

I drew on a new eyebrow using colored pencil and she was just as pretty as she could be.

(Oh dear. I just noticed she has a smudge on her nose. I'll have to take care of that.)

Phase two of hair care meant another gentle wash, "pulling" it (yes, I had to completely remove many completely unruly strands of hair), another thorough brushing, a teensy bit of trimming, and a light mist of braid spray.

It did wonders.

She is leaving foster care and being reunited with her family soon, so I made her a new dress and bought her some new shoes for her new life.

I also gave her a new name, at the family's request.

Meet Natalie Renee:

Now, take another look at the before and after photos...

...and remember never to give up on anyone.

You do not know what God is doing in secret.

Some of us He has just taken in.

Some of us are in the windowsill.

Some of us are in the hair chair.

Some of us have had a lot of work done and have new shoes and new clothes, but we still have a smudge on our nose.

I left it on her hair while I cleaned her skin with water and my EnviroCloth (LOVE that thing) and started her first skin treatment.

Acne cream.

Who knew?

I covered it with plastic wrap and let her lay in the sunny window.

After a few treatments, it was fading nicely.

It took about five days of treatments - sometimes several applications in one day - before it was all clear.

But, man-oh-man, what a thrill!

I drew on a new eyebrow using colored pencil and she was just as pretty as she could be.

(Oh dear. I just noticed she has a smudge on her nose. I'll have to take care of that.)

Phase two of hair care meant another gentle wash, "pulling" it (yes, I had to completely remove many completely unruly strands of hair), another thorough brushing, a teensy bit of trimming, and a light mist of braid spray.

It did wonders.

She is leaving foster care and being reunited with her family soon, so I made her a new dress and bought her some new shoes for her new life.

I also gave her a new name, at the family's request.

Meet Natalie Renee:

Now, take another look at the before and after photos...

...and remember never to give up on anyone.

You do not know what God is doing in secret.

Some of us He has just taken in.

Some of us are in the windowsill.

Some of us are in the hair chair.

Some of us have had a lot of work done and have new shoes and new clothes, but we still have a smudge on our nose.